World-famous Porsche collector and customizer Magnus Walker is auctioning off a sizable chunk of his collection of Porsche sports cars later this month.
No fewer than 18 Porsche vehicles carrying Magnus Walker’s signature styling touches, as well as project cars, engines and a whole lot of parts are going under the hammer at the RM Sotheby’s online auction that opens March 18.
As you would expect from a Magnus Walker collection, this is an eclectic mix of mostly air-cooled old Porsches; only two of the vehicles put up for sale were built after 2000: a 2004 911 GT3 and a 2002 911 GT2.
The Most Expensive Car Is Expected to Fetch up to $250,000
The car that’s expected to fetch the highest sum of money is a 1976 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 MFI, listed with an estimate of $200,000-$250,000. That’s because it’s one of just 113 2.7-liter MFI “Sondermodells” built in 1976 for the German market, which means it shares it’s 2.7-liter motor with the ultra-rare 1973 Carrera RS 2.7.
Given the rarity of this car, Walker did not make too many changes to it, limiting the personalization to a pair of tartan velour bucket seat, a ducktail, Carrera side script and a painted hood.
Other cars in the collection are highly modified, including the 1974 911 Carrera ‘Flat-Nose’ widebody conversion, which is expected to fetch up to $100,000. Walker bought it in 2019 because it reminded him of the very first Porsche he had purchased.
The car started life as a U.S.-spec 911 Carrera 2.7 coupe but it has seen big modifications since. It now features a slant-nose fiberglass conversion from American International Racing that gives it the look of a 935 race car with a bigger wing and it has a 2.7-liter RS-spec MFI motor built on a 1973 911 E 2.4 case.
As Walker puts it, it’s “already sort of a complete Frankenstein thing,” but it needs further modifications such as a 500-600 horsepower turbo engine, beefed-up suspension and brakes, new wheels and more. But Walker is leaving that up to the next owner.
Front-Engine Porsches Also Represented, but Early 911s Take the Cake
The collection also includes several front-engined Porsches, including two 928s, two 968s, and two 944s (one of which is a 1988 944 Turbo), but bidders will likely battle it out the most for some of the earliest 911s in the collection, including a 1965 911 ($150,000-$200,000), a 1966 911 ($100,000-$150,000), and a 1967 911 S ($150,000-$200,000).
The 1965 car is a rare and desirable short-wheelbase 911—the 310th 911 ever made—that features a 1966 2.0-liter flat-six engine. Magnus bought the car in 2009 and gave it a striking “Gentleman’s Racer” livery, Fuchs wheels and vintage Scheel bucket seats.
The 1966 911 is a highly original short-wheelbase example with a numbers-matching engine, factory-correct Irish Green paint (it was repainted once), and an original interior retaining the original carpets. It’s a “a little bit of a time-warp car,” as Magnus describes it.
As for the 1967 car, it’s a genuine 911 S from its debut year—and the year Magnus was born—but it features several modifications, including an enlarged 2.3-liter six-cylinder engine and short-ratio “airport” gears. Magnus made quite a few styling changes to the exterior and interior, but they fit the early 911’s character really well.
You can check out every car that’s for sale from Magnus Walker’s collection on the RM Sotheby’s website.
